Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.

Jackie "Jack" Lee Westfall

Jackie "Jack" Lee Westfall

Jun 9, 2017

Jackie "Jack" Lee Westfall REEDSVILLE--Jackie "Jack" Lee Westfall, 76, of Reedsville, OH went to Heaven to be with the love of his life, Ila Grace, Friday, June 9, 2017 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. He was born June 22, 1940 in Reedsville, OH son of the late Virgil and Margaret Brawley Westfall. He was a member of Reedsville Fellowship...

Carolyn S Meixner

Carolyn S Meixner

Jun 6, 2017

THE PLAINS – Carolyn S. Meixner, 75, of The Plains, died Tuesday morning, June 6, 2017 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born January 3, 1942 in Minford, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Sarah Rolfe Swords. She retired from the TSA and was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by four children, Lisa (Dave) Roback...

Gary Pierce

Gary Pierce

Jun 6, 2017

Gary Pierce Gary Pierce, 65, of Hurricane, WV passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at CAMC-Teays Valley Hospital in Charleston, WV. He was born Aug. 23, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late George and Wilma Sims Pierce. Gary was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Gary is survived by his wife, Dawn Todd Pierce; a daughter, Angela...

Ruth M Harris

Ruth M Harris

Jun 3, 2017

THE PLAINS – Ruth M. Harris. 91, of The Plains, died Saturday morning, June 3, 2017 at the home of her daughter. Born June 16, 1925 in Logan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Della McKinney Jordan. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Carsey; four grandchildren, Karl...

Cora Mae Hooper

Cora Mae Hooper

Jun 2, 2017

ATHENS – Cora Mae Hooper, 91, of Sun City Center, Florida, formerly of Athens and Columbus, Ohio, died Friday, June 2, 2017 in Sun City Center, Florida after a short illness. Born September 21, 1925 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Zora Deweese Yeager. She was a graduate of Point Pleasant High...

Noah Robert Cox

Noah Robert Cox

May 31, 2017

Noah Robert Cox COOLVILLE--Noah Robert Cox, 18, of Coolville, OH died during a tragic tractor accident Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in New Plymouth, OH. He was born June 20, 1998 in Parkersburg, WV son of Jeffrey and Stephanie Largent Cox. Noah was a 2016 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and as a member of the Hoof N Hide 4-H...

Kathryn Ellis

Kathryn Ellis

May 30, 2017

ATHENS - Kathryn Marie Groce Ellis, 96, formerly of Athens, passed away at The Davis Community Nursing Home in Wilmington, NC on May 30, 2017.  Kathryn was born August 30, 1920 in Salem, in Athens County, OH.  She was the daughter of the late William Curtis and Ruth McNeal Groce.  Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband of 72...

Mildred Brooks

Mildred Brooks

May 30, 2017

Mildred Brooks Mildred Brooks, 93, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. She was born Nov. 5, 1923 in Coolville, OH daughter of the late William an Blanche Esther Reed Pullins. She is survived by 4 sons, Lloyd and Ruth Brooks, Roger and Captolia Brooks, Gerald and Bonnie Brooks and Keith...

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

May 30, 2017

Michael Smith COOLVILLE--Michael Smith, 62, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017. He was born March 29, 1955 son of the late Howard and Kathleen Reed Smith. Michael is survived by a daughter, Heather (Russell) Robertson; a son, Aaron (Courtney Dunfee) Smith; 5 grandchildren; a sister, Pamela (Tom) Lowe and a brother, Bill (Darlene) Smith. In addition to...

Howard "Bill" Dunfee

Howard "Bill" Dunfee

May 30, 2017

Howard "Bill" Dunfee COOLVILLE--Howard "Bill" Dunfee, 83, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. He was born Feb. 11, 1934 in Little Hocking, OH son of the late Virgil and M. Pauline Moore Dunfee. Bill is survived by 3 daughters, Sandy and Danny Kidder, Joy and Cisco Harvey and Becky Parker; a...

Bela R Kastely

Bela R Kastely

May 24, 2017

ALBANY - Bela R. Kastely, 74, of Albany, OH died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home. Bela had been battling cancer for nearly 15 years. He was born February 17, 1943 in Nelsonville, OH, he was the son of the late Andy and Wavel Williams Kastely. He lived in the Sugar Creek area of Athens and was a graduate...

Harriett F Carsey

Harriett F Carsey

May 22, 2017

GLOUSTER – Harriett F. Carsey, 85, of Glouster, died Monday morning, May 22, 2017 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born May 30, 1931 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late James and Olive Breakey Griffith. She was retired from O’Bleness Memorial Hospital and was a member of the Glouster Baptist Church. She is survived by two stepdaughters, Darla Facemyer...

Mary A. Baker

Mary A. Baker

May 18, 2017

Mary A. Baker LITTLE HOCKING--Mary A. Baker, 67, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born June 5, 1949 in Grafton, WV daughter of the late William E. and Naomi Nichols Breedlove. Mary is survived by her husband, Johnny Baker; a son, Randy Baker; 4 grandchildren, Johnny, Stephanie, Samanthia and Brandon;...

Estelle Ann Gillian

Estelle Ann Gillian

May 18, 2017

Estelle Ann Gillian COOLVILLE--Estelle Ann Gillian, 76, of Coolville, OH passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. She was born Nov. 18, 1940 in Torch, OH daughter of the late Denver Lane and Dorothy Russell Day. She was a member of the Coolville United Methodist Church, The Unity Singers and the Coolville Park Committee....

Verda Faye Sayers

Verda Faye Sayers

May 14, 2017

THE PLAINS – Verda Faye Sayers, 92, formerly of The Plains, passed away peacefully at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, surrounded by loved ones, on May 14, 2017. Faye was born March 30, 1925 in Millfield, she was the daughter of the late L. A.  & Edith McDaniel Morrison of Jacksonville, Ohio and wife of late, Homer Sayers of Millfield,...

Andrew Steven Reed

Andrew Steven Reed

May 14, 2017

Andrew Steven Reed REEDSVILLE--Andrew Steven Reed, 34, of Reedsville, OH got his wings and went to Heaven Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born May 31, 1982 in Parkersburg, WV son of Steven and Susan Acors Reed. He was a member of the Faith Full Gospel Church in Long Bottom, a 2001 graduate of Eastern High School and an avid...

Erma Mae Smith

Erma Mae Smith

May 13, 2017

Pomeroy- Erma Mae Smith, 91, of Pomeroy, died Saturday May 13, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born June 17, 1925 in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Sheridan and Julia Balwdin Gibbs. Erma was retired from Veterans Memorial Hospital. She is survived by a son, Robert (Barbara) Smith; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild....

Keith Palmer

Keith Palmer

May 9, 2017

ATHENS - James Keith Palmer was born in Bellaire, Ohio on August 5, 1954 to James Orville Palmer and Hazel Olive Watt Palmer. He received his healing on May 9, 2017 at the age of 62, not here on earth as we had hoped and prayed for, but in Heaven. He was proceeded in death by his father, James Orville...

Uldine Lewis

Uldine Lewis

May 8, 2017

MILLFIELD – Uldine Lewis, 89, of Millfield, died Monday evening, May 8, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Born August 22, 1927 in Millfield, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Velma Powell Wemer. She was graduate of Chauncey Dover High School. She is survived by three children, John (Mary) Lewis...

Virginia Guess

Virginia Guess

May 5, 2017

Virginia Mae Wheaton Guess COOLVILLE--Virginia Mae Wheaton Guess, 79, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. She was born June 25, 1937 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Dorse and Nellie Bates Wheaton. Virginia was a loving mother and long time, hard working housewife. She was a great cook and served...